I absolutely [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Cera[/name] however I have never cared for the traditional spelling - [name]Sara[/name]. What is your opinion of the unconventional spelling with respect to the impacts on childhood and adulthood? (mn will be “Lydian”)
Honestly, I just think of that actor [name]Michael[/name] [name]Cera[/name]. I pronounce that name completely different from [name]Sara[/name]/[name]Sarah[/name]. More like “serr-ah” vs. “sair-uh.” I don’t think there’s anything wrong with using [name]Cera[/name] as a first name, if you like it. [name]Cera[/name] Lydian is pretty cool and relatively unusual.
I think spelling it [name]Cera[/name] will be a massive [name]PITA[/name] for your baby. My name is pretty common (especially for people around my age), spelled the normal way and people still mess it up or mishear it on a regular basis. That will be every time for little [name]Cera[/name], since no one would instinctively think that’s how it was spelled.
I really don’t like it. No one will know how to spell it. It looks like a mix of [name]Sara[/name] and [name]Sierra[/name] to me. I much prefer [name]Sara[/name].
My best friend when I was a kid was a [name]Cera[/name]. I don’t remember if she ever got teased for it; I don’t think she did, but I do remember our teachers could never get it right. She would get “[name]Ciara[/name]” or “[name]Kiara[/name]” or “[name]Seera[/name]” a lot. She constantly had to correct people. I think she did always like the fact that it was unique though, because she was a very unique person herself.
My name is [name]Sarah[/name]. You will be plaguing her to a lifetime of corrected spelling. My name is spelled traditionally and I still have to correct people.
I do not pronounce Cera as Sara. I pronounce it as if I was about to say cereal. I do not think it works well.
[name]Cera[/name] means “wax” in Portuguese, Spanish, and most other [name]Romance[/name] languages. I don’t think that’s a very nice image to be attached to a person. And since it’s not commonly seen as a given name at all, it would cause plenty of confusion.
My suggestion is [name]Sera[/name], as in [name]Seraphina[/name] Affleck.
As another [name]Sarah[/name], I REALLY don’t like it! Sorry!! I have know several [name]Sara[/name]'s and several [name]Sarah[/name]'s, and even 1 [name]Saraha[/name] (which I also greatly dislike). (Nameberry actually has [name]Saraha[/name] as an alternate spelling of [name]Sarah[/name]/[name]Sara[/name], which I had never even seen before. I’m wondering how accurate that is…) The only 2 spellings I like are [name]Sarah[/name] and [name]Sara[/name]. I could get somewhat behind [name]Sera[/name], but would probably assume it was a nn for [name]Seraphina[/name].
I like the spelling but really not into the pronunciation as [name]Sara[/name]. It will cause problems with spellings.
Seems like an unnecessary complication to me. I really don’t like it. 
I say it very differently from [name]Sarah[/name]. It’s like [name]Cera[/name]- [name]Serra[/name] & [name]Sarah[/name]- Sah rah
What she said. What about [name]Seraphina[/name] nn [name]Sera[/name]?
Sorry, I would look at it and say it with a hard c… If you like [name]Sara[/name], go with it!
If it’s said the same, why bother giving it a different spelling?
I secretly love it. When I was little, one of my most favorite movies was The [name]Land[/name] Before Time, and there was a triceratops named [name]Cera[/name]. I have loved the name [name]Sarah[/name]/[name]Cera[/name] ever since, and actually prefer the [name]Cera[/name] spelling. Brings back happy childhood memories.
I think [name]Cera[/name] is fine, it is uncommon version of the name, but it is a legitimate one. It isn’t creative or misspelled, just uncommon. With all the names out there that are getting butchered with extra Ys thrown in for the fun, and being misspelled to be unique, I think [name]Cera[/name] is fine.
It makes me think of triceratops.
What about [name]Sarai[/name]?
I think of [name]Michael[/name] [name]Cera[/name] too, and I wouldn’t say it like [name]Sara[/name] in any way. [name]Just[/name] to check, do you want the Sair-uh or Sahr-uh pronunciation? Because [name]Cera[/name] just gives me [name]Serra[/name] as my first guess, and [name]Ciara[/name]/[name]Kiera[/name] as my second guess on saying it. [name]Sara[/name], in either form, is way down the list.
I instantly thought of “The [name]Land[/name] Before Time” too. I think you start to play with fire when you change up the spelling in a name as classic as [name]Sarah[/name]/[name]Sara[/name]. If you like the sound, but the popularity is bothersome, maybe you should start to consider what attracted you to the name initially. Was it the sound, or the way [name]Cera[/name] looked when you wrote it? Look at other names that remind you of your favorite qualities. I don’t think the spelling is silly, or improper, I think it would become a bother explaining all the time.
I don’t dislike [name]Cera[/name], and I naturally would say it like [name]Sarah[/name], but it reminds me of The [name]Land[/name] Before Time a lot. There was a triceratops in the series of movies called “[name]Cera[/name]”, with that spelling, I believe? I agree that [name]Sarah[/name], [name]Sara[/name], and [name]Sera[/name] would work a lot better than [name]Cera[/name]. Are you open to [name]Sera[/name]? I think that would work a lot better.